As Comic Con 2010 shuts down, all the booths pack up their exclusive Tron bobble heads and I write up my final panel recap. The It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia panel is as good a way to end i...
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This is how I suppose it all went down: Each comic prepared their set. They arrived this morning (shows are pre-taped) assuming they were going to perform but not really too sure. Then, suddenly, there they are, standing next to a bunch of others hoping they won't get kicked off. Their name is called; they're thrusted off stage and back on again with little warning. Plus, now there are judges again. It's a trip.
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We’ll limit our observations to this: Of the contestants sent home tonight, we accurately predicted the demise of two of them (won’t say which ones) and we predicted (privately) the other ...
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Friday night’s JFL activities were nearly threatened out of oblivion when a storm of Apocalyptic proportions doused the city in near-flash flooding and 70 MPH winds that evening. The comedy show must go on, however, and all events went along as planned.
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Schadenfreude quips with Chicago furniture tycoon Tim Smithe | Photo by Erin NekervisrnAfter what became an extremely late Wednesday night, things were feeling a little sluggish for Day Three of the...
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With more than seventeen venues over five days boasting one hundred performers, TBS Presents a “Very Funny” Festival: Just for Laughs was a veritable comedy whirlwind across the city of Chicago last week. Due to the sheer impossibility of hitting everything (or even close to everything), I decided to focus on the local stand-up showcases and see Chicago performers within the visiting energy of the festival.
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If the comics who audition for this show are already somewhat established, and the judges are comedy insiders, there's a bit of a predicament hatching: Should the judgment be based simply on the audition, or on the judge's knowledge of the comic's entire run of material?
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Punchline Magazine live blogs Last Comic Standing, for those who are television impaired.
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Of all the shows at the 2010 Just for Laughs Chicago festival, no lineup appealed to me more than Alt Comedy featuring Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, Chris Hardwick and a few more special surprises
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Last night, Chicago Underground Comedy kicked off the 2010 Just for Laughs Chicago Festival. With two concurrent shows on stages upstairs and downstairs, the venue was at raucous capacity..
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